Name: Anonymous 2013-09-07 4:31
I was a Ruby developer for 5 years, did mostly freelancing. I really got into the language. Countless hours were spent online in various programming forums discussing Ruby. One day I decided to go to a Ruby meetup and talk about some of my projects, help people out, make connections, that sort of thing.
Needless to say, I was massively disappointed. Fat, smelly neckbeards everywhere. These people were completely clueless about the language and I doubt any of them spent more than 5 hours coding in Ruby. They spent the entire 30 minutes I was there talking about hipster bands that nobody had ever heard of and coffee (I kid you not).
I've since made the switch to Python and I couldn't be happier. The people in this community actually know what they're talking about. They're employed, well-groomed, finished college and generally well mannered people.
If you like Ruby, please don't ever go to a meetup. You will regret it. Better yet, you should switch to Python.
Needless to say, I was massively disappointed. Fat, smelly neckbeards everywhere. These people were completely clueless about the language and I doubt any of them spent more than 5 hours coding in Ruby. They spent the entire 30 minutes I was there talking about hipster bands that nobody had ever heard of and coffee (I kid you not).
I've since made the switch to Python and I couldn't be happier. The people in this community actually know what they're talking about. They're employed, well-groomed, finished college and generally well mannered people.
If you like Ruby, please don't ever go to a meetup. You will regret it. Better yet, you should switch to Python.